The term “Asperger’s syndrome” will never be heard the same way again, owing to new research showing that Hans Asperger – the Austrian pediatrician for whom the disorder was named – was an active participant in the Nazi eugenics program, recommending that patients deemed “not fit for life” be sent…
Eugenics is the now-defunct (and creepy!) practice of breeding supposedly superior humans to achieve genetic improvements while sterilising undesirables. Sound familiar? It’s the exact same thing we now do to dogs and it’s responsible for a range of health and behavioural issues in them.